Do you like going to the movies?

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I've always went to the movies during my drinking days, that is, for the past 35 years. I haven't been to a cinema in my new sober adult life so it'd be interesting to se if I can stand the volume, the crowds, etc.

After seeing Star Wars 67 times when it was first released...I've seen perhaps 10-15 movies in the theater since.
Reasons:
- crowds
- smells
- dark + bright screen flicker = blech
- auditory processing delay
- headaches from the chairs
- high volume causes my ears to 'blink'
- too many explosions, not enough good writing
- kids might be running across my lawn & I need to go yell at them.

Okay, the last one was not real, but writing this list made me feel *old*...

I find the newer cinemas to be too loud. The sound system is too strong. I like going to this old run down theatre downtown where there is hardly anyone there and I don't have to feel blasted out of my seat by 10,000 watt sound systems. I like to sit in the back as far away from the screen as possible.

I enjoy action films but have a hard time following movies with plots that involve complex social situations. I find myself asking so many questions because I misunderstand the characters' intentions and reading between the lines.

I have trouble with people eating popcorn loudly (or at least that's my perception) at the movies. I usually have to change seats to escape the noise and people think I am being rude. The other thing that distracts me are cell phones being on or someone kicking or bumping my chair. Also, I can't tune out people talking or whispering during a movie.

I enjoy streaming movies because I can pause them and come and go as I please. There are fewer distractions for me as well.

I do like a good drive-in movie experience, though. That's a cool way to see a film if you have the chance.

For some reason, I really, really enjoy going to the movies.
It's my favorite thing to do with other people. It's a way to hang out without too much direct interaction.

It has a lot of things I dislike in general. For example:
- The theater itself is too huge and makes me upset so I sit by the stairs, walls, or back.
- The movies can be too loud and there's (usually) no subtitles so I miss out on bits of dialogue.
- The crowds can be awful, so I usually just see a matinee, and once the movie's done, I'm out!
- The popcorn, while usually delicious (in the moist, butter-smothered, disgusting kind of way), always gives me heartburn. (I subconsciously eat/chew nonstop during movies, so it's either food or my fingers). Hmm...I guess I could just not get the popcorn...but...

Most of it seems like it would be kinda cruddy. But, once the lights turn off, I find I'm isolated - it becomes just me and the movie.

It makes me a little anxious, being in close proximity with so many people. But if it's a movie I can really get into I don't mind

I like it for certain movies. Like I will want to see the new Star Wars movie on the big screen. I always have my ear phones on though, using them as earmuffs.

Sometimes I enjoy the cinema, that is when I'm able to show up at an early time when there is not many people around which, to me makes it much better.

I love going to see college film screenings, art house films, foreign films, period films, that sort of thing. Anything that is offbeat and not likely to have much of a crowd. I will drive a long way for a free screening if it's something that I really want to see.

On the other hand I do NOT like going to see a mainstream movie in a regular theater. It's an assault on my senses and makes me feel sick. Last time I went to one felt like I had been on a roller coaster for 2 hours.